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<a id='L1' name='L1'></a>Version 4.6.2
<a id='L2' name='L2'></a> 
<a id='L3' name='L3'></a>- MC Core
<a id='L4' name='L4'></a>        - Changed HQ url to point to new website
<a id='L5' name='L5'></a>          www.midnight-commander.org (Closes: #137, #138)
<a id='L6' name='L6'></a>        - Added a micro helper library in order to go slowly
<a id='L7' name='L7'></a>          avay from glib (Closes: #157)
<a id='L8' name='L8'></a>        - Use static strings as section entries in ~/.mc/history
<a id='L9' name='L9'></a>          WARNING!: This will break old files (Closes: #50)
<a id='L10' name='L10'></a>        - Fixed a repaint issue when clicking on the "View" Button instead
<a id='L11' name='L11'></a>          of using F3 (Closes: #35)
<a id='L12' name='L12'></a>        - Removed obsolete autoconf macros (Closes: #133)
<a id='L13' name='L13'></a>        - Fix escaping for command line completion (Closes: #147)
<a id='L14' name='L14'></a>        - prevent mc from segfaulting when getting invalid timestamps on files (Closes: #96)
<a id='L15' name='L15'></a>        - Fixed a keybord issue when running mc via a putty console (Closes: #203)
<a id='L16' name='L16'></a>        - setted pty fd to closeonexec (on subshell) (Closes: #174)
<a id='L17' name='L17'></a>        - Fixed file renames, when copying/moving is performed
<a id='L18' name='L18'></a>          into deleted directories. (Closes: #181)
<a id='L19' name='L19'></a>        - Add an option to show executables first in the panels (Closes: #173)
<a id='L20' name='L20'></a>        - Fixed concat_dir_and_file if there is a parameter = NULL (Closes: #180)
<a id='L21' name='L21'></a>        - Allow out-of-tree builds (Closes: #224, #208)
<a id='L22' name='L22'></a> 
<a id='L23' name='L23'></a>- Editor
<a id='L24' name='L24'></a>        - Syntax highlighting for:
<a id='L25' name='L25'></a>          + debian files (debian/changelog, debian/control, debian/copyright, ..) (Closes: #142)
<a id='L26' name='L26'></a>          + updated sh syntax highlighting (Closes: #143)
<a id='L27' name='L27'></a>          + updated pascal syntax highlighting (Closes: #65)
<a id='L28' name='L28'></a>          + differentiate between c and cpp files for highlighting (Closes: #16)
<a id='L29' name='L29'></a>          + updated python highlighting to support python 2.6 (Closes: #216)
<a id='L30' name='L30'></a>        - Removed some unneeded variables (Closes: #168, #151)
<a id='L31' name='L31'></a>        - Do use a ro test if a file exists (Closes: #206)
<a id='L32' name='L32'></a>        - Fixes some missbehaviour in regex matching (Closes: #207, #211 )
<a id='L33' name='L33'></a>          + start at front of line and not on cursor position
<a id='L34' name='L34'></a>          + . shouldn't match a newline
<a id='L35' name='L35'></a> 
<a id='L36' name='L36'></a>- VFS
<a id='L37' name='L37'></a>        - Fix some bashisms in some extfs scripts (Closes: #146)
<a id='L38' name='L38'></a>        - Fixed various problems with symlinks and files with chars which needs
<a id='L39' name='L39'></a>          escaping over fish (Closes: #10, #87, #149, #53)
<a id='L40' name='L40'></a>        - Added 7zip extfs descriptor (Closes: #92)
<a id='L41' name='L41'></a>        - Switched from o3totxt to odf2txt as o3totxt is outdated (Closes: #218)
<a id='L42' name='L42'></a> 
<a id='L43' name='L43'></a>- Locale
<a id='L44' name='L44'></a>        - Updated German translation (Closes: #167)
<a id='L45' name='L45'></a>        - New Belarussian translation (Closes: #170)
<a id='L46' name='L46'></a>        - Updated Russian translation (Closes: #159)
<a id='L47' name='L47'></a> 
<a id='L48' name='L48'></a>Version 4.6.2-pre1.
<a id='L49' name='L49'></a> 
<a id='L50' name='L50'></a>- Editor.
<a id='L51' name='L51'></a>        - Prompt the user whether to detach a hardlinked file
<a id='L52' name='L52'></a>          in "Quick save" mode.
<a id='L53' name='L53'></a>        - Fix a bug which prevented the editor from creating a
<a id='L54' name='L54'></a>          lock file in certain scenarios (bug #13673).
<a id='L55' name='L55'></a>        - New shortcut - Ctrl+S. Allows the user to toggle
<a id='L56' name='L56'></a>          syntax highlighting.
<a id='L57' name='L57'></a>        - Allow the user to override the automatic syntax 
<a id='L58' name='L58'></a>          highlighting.
<a id='L59' name='L59'></a>        - Duplicate hotkey fixes.
<a id='L60' name='L60'></a> 
<a id='L61' name='L61'></a>- VFS.
<a id='L62' name='L62'></a>        - extfs: Do not hang waiting for user input on password
<a id='L63' name='L63'></a>          protected .rar archives.
<a id='L64' name='L64'></a>        - extfs: Do not leave stale temporary files.
<a id='L65' name='L65'></a>        - extfs: Add support for ALZip archives.
<a id='L66' name='L66'></a>        - extfs: Properly retrieve the filesize of very large
<a id='L67' name='L67'></a>          files stored inside a .zip archive.
<a id='L68' name='L68'></a>        - extfs: Various quoting fixes.
<a id='L69' name='L69'></a>        - extfs: Various improvements in deb, iso9660, mailfs, rpm, trpm.
<a id='L70' name='L70'></a> 
<a id='L71' name='L71'></a>        - fish: Fix uploading of files with backtick characters in
<a id='L72' name='L72'></a>          their names.
<a id='L73' name='L73'></a>        - fish: Improve upload speed.
<a id='L74' name='L74'></a>        - fish: Allow for retrieving files larger than 2 GB.
<a id='L75' name='L75'></a>        - fish: Enable reget functionality.
<a id='L76' name='L76'></a>        - fish: Use numerical uid/gid when retrieving the directory
<a id='L77' name='L77'></a>          listing.
<a id='L78' name='L78'></a> 
<a id='L79' name='L79'></a>        - ftpfs: Allow for entering non-readable directories.
<a id='L80' name='L80'></a>        - ftpfs: Allow the user to interrupt the connection establishment.
<a id='L81' name='L81'></a>        - ftpfs: Enable reget functionality.
<a id='L82' name='L82'></a>        - ftpfs: `first_cd_then_ls' is the default mode for retrieving
<a id='L83' name='L83'></a>          directory contents now.
<a id='L84' name='L84'></a> 
<a id='L85' name='L85'></a>        - tarfs: Add support for long filenames as stored in
<a id='L86' name='L86'></a>          ustar format archives.
<a id='L87' name='L87'></a>        - tarfs: Allow for working with archives conforming to
<a id='L88' name='L88'></a>          POSIX.1-2001 standard
<a id='L89' name='L89'></a> 
<a id='L90' name='L90'></a> 
<a id='L91' name='L91'></a>Version 4.6.1.
<a id='L92' name='L92'></a> 
<a id='L93' name='L93'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L94' name='L94'></a>        - Bash &lt; 2.05b no longer supported. For usage with bash &lt; 2.05b fix
<a id='L95' name='L95'></a>        subshell_name_quote() to use 3-digit octals.
<a id='L96' name='L96'></a> 
<a id='L97' name='L97'></a>Version 4.6.1.
<a id='L98' name='L98'></a> 
<a id='L99' name='L99'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L100' name='L100'></a>        - Device numbers are displayed correctly.
<a id='L101' name='L101'></a>        - Improved message formatting for i18n.
<a id='L102' name='L102'></a>        - Recursive option added for internal grep.
<a id='L103' name='L103'></a> 
<a id='L104' name='L104'></a>- Viewer.
<a id='L105' name='L105'></a>        - Almost completely rewritten internal viewer.
<a id='L106' name='L106'></a>        - mmap(2) support removed from internal viewer.
<a id='L107' name='L107'></a> 
<a id='L108' name='L108'></a>- VFS.
<a id='L109' name='L109'></a>        - Fixed device number handling.
<a id='L110' name='L110'></a>        - zipfs can handle zip files that contain pathnames starting
<a id='L111' name='L111'></a>          with "./".
<a id='L112' name='L112'></a>        - Passive FTP over proxies is possible.
<a id='L113' name='L113'></a> 
<a id='L114' name='L114'></a>- Miscellaneous.
<a id='L115' name='L115'></a>        - Code cleanup in various places
<a id='L116' name='L116'></a> 
<a id='L117' name='L117'></a> 
<a id='L118' name='L118'></a>Version 4.6.1-pre5.
<a id='L119' name='L119'></a> 
<a id='L120' name='L120'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L121' name='L121'></a>        - Fix double free in mc_maybe_editor_or_viewer().
<a id='L122' name='L122'></a>        - Do not blindly cleanup in exit_subshell().
<a id='L123' name='L123'></a>        - Fix blocking of panel cd-ing with white space command.
<a id='L124' name='L124'></a>        - Fix mini status after first Ctrl-O.
<a id='L125' name='L125'></a>        - Fix dynamic loading of Photon library for shift keys.
<a id='L126' name='L126'></a> 
<a id='L127' name='L127'></a>- Security.
<a id='L128' name='L128'></a>        - See also VFS.
<a id='L129' name='L129'></a> 
<a id='L130' name='L130'></a>- Portability.
<a id='L131' name='L131'></a>        - Added configuration files for Sun Solaris pkgmk(1).
<a id='L132' name='L132'></a> 
<a id='L133' name='L133'></a>- Editor.
<a id='L134' name='L134'></a>        - Fix position save bug.
<a id='L135' name='L135'></a>        - Improve c.syntax.
<a id='L136' name='L136'></a>        - Improve makefile.syntax.
<a id='L137' name='L137'></a>        - Improve python.syntax.
<a id='L138' name='L138'></a>        - Improve eiffel.syntax.
<a id='L139' name='L139'></a>        - Improve syntax.syntax.
<a id='L140' name='L140'></a> 
<a id='L141' name='L141'></a>- Viewer.
<a id='L142' name='L142'></a>        - Add .7z archives extensions to mc.ext.in.
<a id='L143' name='L143'></a>        - Add OpenOffice.org 2 extensions to mc.ext.in.
<a id='L144' name='L144'></a>        - Recognize both .udeb and .deb as Debian packages.
<a id='L145' name='L145'></a> 
<a id='L146' name='L146'></a>- Screen libraries.
<a id='L147' name='L147'></a>        - Backport S-Lang fixes from HEAD.
<a id='L148' name='L148'></a> 
<a id='L149' name='L149'></a>- VFS.
<a id='L150' name='L150'></a>        - Extensive samba cleanup.
<a id='L151' name='L151'></a>        - Fix possible crash on broken cpio archives.
<a id='L152' name='L152'></a>        - Quote fixes in urar.in.
<a id='L153' name='L153'></a> 
<a id='L154' name='L154'></a>- Translations.
<a id='L155' name='L155'></a>        - Updated translations: German.
<a id='L156' name='L156'></a>        - Updated translations: Italian.
<a id='L157' name='L157'></a> 
<a id='L158' name='L158'></a> 
<a id='L159' name='L159'></a>Version 4.6.1-pre4.
<a id='L160' name='L160'></a> 
<a id='L161' name='L161'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L162' name='L162'></a>        - Fix X11 connection handling.
<a id='L163' name='L163'></a> 
<a id='L164' name='L164'></a>- Editor.
<a id='L165' name='L165'></a>        - Add syntax file for the x86 assembler.
<a id='L166' name='L166'></a>        - Add syntax file for the Vision(tm) Ray Tracer.
<a id='L167' name='L167'></a>        - Add syntax file for the CORBA IDL.
<a id='L168' name='L168'></a>        - Add syntax file for the LUA programming language.
<a id='L169' name='L169'></a> 
<a id='L170' name='L170'></a> 
<a id='L171' name='L171'></a>Version 4.6.1-pre3.
<a id='L172' name='L172'></a> 
<a id='L173' name='L173'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L174' name='L174'></a>        - Improve support for tcsh.
<a id='L175' name='L175'></a> 
<a id='L176' name='L176'></a>- Translations.
<a id='L177' name='L177'></a>        - Updated translations: Spanish.
<a id='L178' name='L178'></a> 
<a id='L179' name='L179'></a> 
<a id='L180' name='L180'></a>Version 4.6.1-pre2.
<a id='L181' name='L181'></a> 
<a id='L182' name='L182'></a>Release candidate for 4.6.1.
<a id='L183' name='L183'></a> 
<a id='L184' name='L184'></a>- Security.
<a id='L185' name='L185'></a>        - Fixed CAN-2004-0226 (buffer overflows).
<a id='L186' name='L186'></a>        - Fixed CAN-2004-0231 (unsafe temporary file and directory creation).
<a id='L187' name='L187'></a>        - Fixed CAN-2004-0232 (format string vulnerablities).
<a id='L188' name='L188'></a>        - cons.saver does not need to be setuid-root on Linux.
<a id='L189' name='L189'></a>        - Hiding of FTP passwords.
<a id='L190' name='L190'></a> 
<a id='L191' name='L191'></a>- Portability.
<a id='L192' name='L192'></a>        - PC port has been removed.
<a id='L193' name='L193'></a>        - Support for SCO UNIX has been removed.
<a id='L194' name='L194'></a>        - Improve support for QNX Neutrino.
<a id='L195' name='L195'></a> 
<a id='L196' name='L196'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L197' name='L197'></a>        - Use 8bit input as default.
<a id='L198' name='L198'></a>        - Better support for '@' in FTP usernames.
<a id='L199' name='L199'></a>        - Better large file support (int -&gt; off_t)
<a id='L200' name='L200'></a>        - Add gnome, rxvt and xterm-new terminals (keyword copy for mc.lib).
<a id='L201' name='L201'></a>        - Make the find dialog more responsive while scanning through large files.
<a id='L202' name='L202'></a>        - Add implementation to cons.handler for FreeBSD 4.x and 5.x.
<a id='L203' name='L203'></a>        - Screen saving is now supported on FreeBSD console.
<a id='L204' name='L204'></a>        - Hide temporary commands from history.
<a id='L205' name='L205'></a>        - Add --with-glib12 option to configure to force using glib 1.2.x.
<a id='L206' name='L206'></a>        - Add --disable-background option to disable background support.
<a id='L207' name='L207'></a>        - Background support now uses pipes instead of UNIX sockets.
<a id='L208' name='L208'></a>        - libX11 is loaded dynamically using gmodule if possible.
<a id='L209' name='L209'></a>        - User is warned if one mc is run from another.
<a id='L210' name='L210'></a> 
<a id='L211' name='L211'></a>- Screen libraries.
<a id='L212' name='L212'></a>        - Add many boundary check into internal slang library.
<a id='L213' name='L213'></a>        - Internal slang upgrade to 1.4.9.
<a id='L214' name='L214'></a>        - Increased maximum screen size to 512 x 512.
<a id='L215' name='L215'></a>        - Add support for qansi-m terminals.
<a id='L216' name='L216'></a> 
<a id='L217' name='L217'></a>- Editor.
<a id='L218' name='L218'></a>        - Fix bugs for mcedit compiled with ncurses.
<a id='L219' name='L219'></a>        - New status string format in mcedit.
<a id='L220' name='L220'></a>        - Support for large syntax files.
<a id='L221' name='L221'></a>        - Temporarily disable safe save and backups on remote VFS
<a id='L222' name='L222'></a>          because it doesn't work.
<a id='L223' name='L223'></a>        - Enable user menu in mcedit.
<a id='L224' name='L224'></a>        - Add syntax file for the ASP.NET technology.
<a id='L225' name='L225'></a>        - Add syntax file for the Eiffel programming language.
<a id='L226' name='L226'></a>        - Add syntax file for the Ruby programming language.
<a id='L227' name='L227'></a>        - Add syntax file for the C# programming language.
<a id='L228' name='L228'></a>        - Upgrade php.syntax file.
<a id='L229' name='L229'></a>        - Improve sql.syntax file.
<a id='L230' name='L230'></a>        - Improve perl.syntax.
<a id='L231' name='L231'></a>        - Improve diff.syntax.
<a id='L232' name='L232'></a>        - Improve makefile.syntax.
<a id='L233' name='L233'></a>        - Add "define" keyword for syntax files.
<a id='L234' name='L234'></a> 
<a id='L235' name='L235'></a>- VFS.
<a id='L236' name='L236'></a>        - Full audit of quoting of parameters in vfs scripts (CAN-2004-0494).
<a id='L237' name='L237'></a>        - Fixed CAN-2003-1023 (stack overflow in vfs_s_resolve_symlink).
<a id='L238' name='L238'></a>        - Various fixes in tar.c.
<a id='L239' name='L239'></a>        - VFS supports iso9660 images.
<a id='L240' name='L240'></a> 
<a id='L241' name='L241'></a>- Translations.
<a id='L242' name='L242'></a>        - New translations: Mongolian, Serbian and Lithuanian.
<a id='L243' name='L243'></a>        - Updated translations: Ukrainian, Italian, Hungarian.
<a id='L244' name='L244'></a> 
<a id='L245' name='L245'></a> 
<a id='L246' name='L246'></a>Version 4.6.0.
<a id='L247' name='L247'></a> 
<a id='L248' name='L248'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L249' name='L249'></a>        - Fixed infinite loop under xterm if xterm is forcedly closed.
<a id='L250' name='L250'></a> 
<a id='L251' name='L251'></a>- Portability.
<a id='L252' name='L252'></a>        - ncurses can be found even if it's renamed to curses (OpenBSD).
<a id='L253' name='L253'></a>        - Warning fixes for 64-bit systems.
<a id='L254' name='L254'></a> 
<a id='L255' name='L255'></a> 
<a id='L256' name='L256'></a>Version 4.6.0-pre3.
<a id='L257' name='L257'></a> 
<a id='L258' name='L258'></a>Another release candidate for 4.6.0.
<a id='L259' name='L259'></a> 
<a id='L260' name='L260'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L261' name='L261'></a>        - ".." is no longer shown in the root directory.
<a id='L262' name='L262'></a>        - Fixed segmentation fault when processing truncated
<a id='L263' name='L263'></a>          section header in the corrupted initialization file.
<a id='L264' name='L264'></a> 
<a id='L265' name='L265'></a>- Screen libraries.
<a id='L266' name='L266'></a>        - Fixed incorrect processing of AltGr on Linux console
<a id='L267' name='L267'></a>          introduced in -pre2.
<a id='L268' name='L268'></a> 
<a id='L269' name='L269'></a>- Documentation.
<a id='L270' name='L270'></a>        - Fixed a bug in man2hlp that could randomly prevent correct
<a id='L271' name='L271'></a>          generation of the help files.
<a id='L272' name='L272'></a>        - Added manual page for mcview.
<a id='L273' name='L273'></a> 
<a id='L274' name='L274'></a> 
<a id='L275' name='L275'></a>Version 4.6.0-pre2.
<a id='L276' name='L276'></a> 
<a id='L277' name='L277'></a>Release candidate for 4.6.0.
<a id='L278' name='L278'></a> 
<a id='L279' name='L279'></a>- Security.
<a id='L280' name='L280'></a>        - mc now creates its own temporary directory /tmp/mc-$USER.
<a id='L281' name='L281'></a>          If it fails or permissions are wrong, the user is warned.
<a id='L282' name='L282'></a> 
<a id='L283' name='L283'></a>- Portability.
<a id='L284' name='L284'></a>        - mc now complies with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard and
<a id='L285' name='L285'></a>          uses @prefix@/share/mc for the data files.
<a id='L286' name='L286'></a>        - Support for glib 2.0.x has been added.
<a id='L287' name='L287'></a>        - glib 1.2 is now properly detected on FreeBSD.
<a id='L288' name='L288'></a> 
<a id='L289' name='L289'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L290' name='L290'></a>        - Fixed segmentation fault when displaying messages from
<a id='L291' name='L291'></a>          background operations.
<a id='L292' name='L292'></a>        - When using support for setting the last working directory of
<a id='L293' name='L293'></a>          mc in the parent shell, "mc" is now an alias in all shells,
<a id='L294' name='L294'></a>          not a function.  The "-P" option needs an argument now.
<a id='L295' name='L295'></a>        - Alt-O sets the same directory on the other panel.
<a id='L296' name='L296'></a>        - Current directory is shown in the xterm window title.
<a id='L297' name='L297'></a> 
<a id='L298' name='L298'></a>- Screen libraries.
<a id='L299' name='L299'></a>        - Screen library is now selected by the option --with-screen.
<a id='L300' name='L300'></a>        - X11 support is enabled by default, use --without-x to disable.
<a id='L301' name='L301'></a>        - The keycode now contains information about all screen
<a id='L302' name='L302'></a>          modifiers.  This allows to implement more shortcuts, but this
<a id='L303' name='L303'></a>          work has just begun.
<a id='L304' name='L304'></a>        - Included S-Lang library has been updated to version 1.4.5.
<a id='L305' name='L305'></a>        - Mouse wheel is supported in the internal editor and viewer in
<a id='L306' name='L306'></a>          xterm compatible terminals that implement wheel events.
<a id='L307' name='L307'></a> 
<a id='L308' name='L308'></a>- Editor.
<a id='L309' name='L309'></a>        - Internal editor now saves the cursor position in the file.
<a id='L310' name='L310'></a>        - New syntax rules - RPM specfile, m4.
<a id='L311' name='L311'></a>        - Editor shows control characters in the caret notation.
<a id='L312' name='L312'></a> 
<a id='L313' name='L313'></a>- VFS.
<a id='L314' name='L314'></a>        - Most extfs scripts have been reviewed and improved.
<a id='L315' name='L315'></a>        - Fixed viewing and editing files on mcfs.
<a id='L316' name='L316'></a>        - Support for termnet and HSC firewall has been removed.
<a id='L317' name='L317'></a> 
<a id='L318' name='L318'></a>- Documentation.
<a id='L319' name='L319'></a>        - Polish manual has been added.
<a id='L320' name='L320'></a> 
<a id='L321' name='L321'></a>Version 4.6.0-pre1.
<a id='L322' name='L322'></a> 
<a id='L323' name='L323'></a>- Security release.  Massive code cleanup.  Most improvements didn't
<a id='L324' name='L324'></a>  need any significant amount of the new code.
<a id='L325' name='L325'></a> 
<a id='L326' name='L326'></a>- Security.
<a id='L327' name='L327'></a>        - Fixes for remotely exploitable buffer overflows in VFS.
<a id='L328' name='L328'></a> 
<a id='L329' name='L329'></a>- Ports and editions.
<a id='L330' name='L330'></a>        - GNOME edition has been removed.
<a id='L331' name='L331'></a>        - OS/2 port has been removed.
<a id='L332' name='L332'></a>        - MAD (Memory Allocation Debugger) has been removed.
<a id='L333' name='L333'></a> 
<a id='L334' name='L334'></a>- Core functionality.
<a id='L335' name='L335'></a>        - Large file support enabled by default.
<a id='L336' name='L336'></a>        - Shift-F5 and Shift-F6 copy and rename like F5 and F6, but
<a id='L337' name='L337'></a>          suggest the selected filename as the destination.
<a id='L338' name='L338'></a>        - File search with contents doesn't use external egrep.
<a id='L339' name='L339'></a>        - Directories with many files are now reloaded much faster.
<a id='L340' name='L340'></a>        - Subshell works under Cygwin.
<a id='L341' name='L341'></a> 
<a id='L342' name='L342'></a>- Screen libraries.
<a id='L343' name='L343'></a>        - Improved support for ncurses.
<a id='L344' name='L344'></a>        - Dropped support for the old Curses library.
<a id='L345' name='L345'></a>        - Colors are enabled on all capable terminals when using S-Lang.
<a id='L346' name='L346'></a>        - Syntax highlighting now works with ncurses.
<a id='L347' name='L347'></a> 
<a id='L348' name='L348'></a>- Editor.
<a id='L349' name='L349'></a>        - Editor files are now stored in ~/.mc/cedit instead of ~/.cedit
<a id='L350' name='L350'></a>          to avoid collision with Cooledit.
<a id='L351' name='L351'></a>        - New syntax rules - PHP, Tcl, SQL, DOS batch file.
<a id='L352' name='L352'></a>        - Editor supports word completion.
<a id='L353' name='L353'></a> 
<a id='L354' name='L354'></a>- VFS.
<a id='L355' name='L355'></a>        - Local temporary file is used for uploading via ftpfs/fish only
<a id='L356' name='L356'></a>          if file is uploaded to the same ftp/fish server.
<a id='L357' name='L357'></a>        - mcfs support is disabled by default.
<a id='L358' name='L358'></a>        - Samba configuration and codepage files locations can be
<a id='L359' name='L359'></a>          configured.
<a id='L360' name='L360'></a>        - .netrc support in ftpfs is enabled by default.
<a id='L361' name='L361'></a>        - Viewing zip files could corrupt them.
<a id='L362' name='L362'></a> 
<a id='L363' name='L363'></a>- Documentation.
<a id='L364' name='L364'></a>        - Added manuals in Spanish, Italian and Russian.
<a id='L365' name='L365'></a>        - Help files are not distributed, but generated during the
<a id='L366' name='L366'></a>          build from the manual pages.
<a id='L367' name='L367'></a> 
<a id='L368' name='L368'></a>- Translations.
<a id='L369' name='L369'></a>        - Belarussian translation has been added.
<a id='L370' name='L370'></a> 
<a id='L371' name='L371'></a> 
<a id='L372' name='L372'></a>Version 4.5.55
<a id='L373' name='L373'></a> 
<a id='L374' name='L374'></a>- Mostly bugfixes and portability fixes.  Making things work as they
<a id='L375' name='L375'></a>  were meant to work.
<a id='L376' name='L376'></a> 
<a id='L377' name='L377'></a>- Text edition improvements.
<a id='L378' name='L378'></a>        - Ctrl-O supported in the viewer and editor.
<a id='L379' name='L379'></a>        - Better terminal support.  Should not need "Learn Keys" on rxvt
<a id='L380' name='L380'></a>          and xterm in most cases.
<a id='L381' name='L381'></a> 
<a id='L382' name='L382'></a>- GNOME edition improvements.
<a id='L383' name='L383'></a>        - Find dialog rewritten.
<a id='L384' name='L384'></a>        - Editor and viewer ask whether to save modified file when
<a id='L385' name='L385'></a>          closed from window manager.
<a id='L386' name='L386'></a> 
<a id='L387' name='L387'></a>- Editor.
<a id='L388' name='L388'></a>        - New syntax rules - S-Lang, PO files, Octave.
<a id='L389' name='L389'></a>        - Alt-B goes to matching bracket.
<a id='L390' name='L390'></a> 
<a id='L391' name='L391'></a>- Portability improvements.
<a id='L392' name='L392'></a>        - Should compile out-of-box on Cygwin and QNX Neutrino.
<a id='L393' name='L393'></a>        - Can be compiled by BSD make.
<a id='L394' name='L394'></a>        - Subshell and VFS code are safer and more portable.
<a id='L395' name='L395'></a> 
<a id='L396' name='L396'></a>- Experimental features (disabled by default).
<a id='L397' name='L397'></a>        - Charset conversion support.
<a id='L398' name='L398'></a>        - Large (64-bit) file support on 32-bit systems.
<a id='L399' name='L399'></a> 
<a id='L400' name='L400'></a> 
<a id='L401' name='L401'></a>Version 4.5
<a id='L402' name='L402'></a> 
<a id='L403' name='L403'></a>- Too many new features to list.
<a id='L404' name='L404'></a> 
<a id='L405' name='L405'></a>- This is the last version to be actively maintained.  The GNOME
<a id='L406' name='L406'></a>  edition is in stabilization and maintenance phase only.  A new file
<a id='L407' name='L407'></a>  manager is being written for the GNOME project.
<a id='L408' name='L408'></a> 
<a id='L409' name='L409'></a> 
<a id='L410' name='L410'></a>Version 3.5
<a id='L411' name='L411'></a> 
<a id='L412' name='L412'></a>- New hotlist code.
<a id='L413' name='L413'></a>        - The bookmark code has been completely revamped and now it supports
<a id='L414' name='L414'></a>          folders.  New format for the hot list file.
<a id='L415' name='L415'></a>        - It is possible to copy a selected path name into the input line 
<a id='L416' name='L416'></a>          (C-Enter).
<a id='L417' name='L417'></a> 
<a id='L418' name='L418'></a>- Tk enhancements.
<a id='L419' name='L419'></a>        - New built in GUI designer to help developers modify the look
<a id='L420' name='L420'></a>          of the program at run time (no penalty for users).
<a id='L421' name='L421'></a>        - Many dialog boxes now work.
<a id='L422' name='L422'></a>        - Right button now pops up a context sensitive action menu.
<a id='L423' name='L423'></a>        - Added many visual enhancements.
<a id='L424' name='L424'></a>        - The Tk edition is not yet finished though.
<a id='L425' name='L425'></a> 
<a id='L426' name='L426'></a>- File management.
<a id='L427' name='L427'></a>        - Now we do background copy and move operations.
<a id='L428' name='L428'></a>          (you can ftp your files in the background now, for example).
<a id='L429' name='L429'></a> 
<a id='L430' name='L430'></a>- Built in text editor
<a id='L431' name='L431'></a>        - This is an easy to use text editor with pull-down menus.
<a id='L432' name='L432'></a>          The features it presently supports are: Block copy, move,
<a id='L433' name='L433'></a>          delete, cut, paste; key for key undo; file insertion; macro
<a id='L434' name='L434'></a>          definition; regular expression search and replace (and our
<a id='L435' name='L435'></a>          own scanf-printf search and replace); shift-arrow MSW-MAC
<a id='L436' name='L436'></a>          text highlighting (for the Linux console only);
<a id='L437' name='L437'></a>          insert-overwrite toggle; and an option to pipe text blocks
<a id='L438' name='L438'></a>          through shell commands like indent.  
<a id='L439' name='L439'></a> 
<a id='L440' name='L440'></a>          Comes with Emacs keybindings as well.
<a id='L441' name='L441'></a> 
<a id='L442' name='L442'></a>          mcedit is a link to mc which bring it up in editor mode. 
<a id='L443' name='L443'></a> 
<a id='L444' name='L444'></a>- FTP File system
<a id='L445' name='L445'></a>        - Many fixes and enhancements, better support for proxy
<a id='L446' name='L446'></a>          machines.
<a id='L447' name='L447'></a>        - Now we support both active and passive opens.
<a id='L448' name='L448'></a>        - Estimated time of arrival for ftp transfers.
<a id='L449' name='L449'></a>        - stalled detection.
<a id='L450' name='L450'></a>        - Much better support for proxies.
<a id='L451' name='L451'></a>        - ftp URLs now allow a password to be provided.
<a id='L452' name='L452'></a> 
<a id='L453' name='L453'></a>- ext2fs Undelete File system
<a id='L454' name='L454'></a>        - Minor enhancements.
<a id='L455' name='L455'></a> 
<a id='L456' name='L456'></a>- TAR File system
<a id='L457' name='L457'></a>        - Now we flush the tarfs if the tar file has been modified
<a id='L458' name='L458'></a> 
<a id='L459' name='L459'></a>- External File systems:
<a id='L460' name='L460'></a>        - Speeded up RPM file system.
<a id='L461' name='L461'></a>        - New LHA file system.
<a id='L462' name='L462'></a>        - New ARC file system.
<a id='L463' name='L463'></a>        - New DEB file system (for those users of Debian).
<a id='L464' name='L464'></a>        - New RAR file system.
<a id='L465' name='L465'></a>        - Fixed problems with different zipfs.
<a id='L466' name='L466'></a> 
<a id='L467' name='L467'></a>- MC file system:
<a id='L468' name='L468'></a>        - We get can use a mc file system by using either mc: or mc:// prefixes. 
<a id='L469' name='L469'></a> 
<a id='L470' name='L470'></a>- Viewer changes:
<a id='L471' name='L471'></a>        - Now we include a program that preprocesses mail if you view it
<a id='L472' name='L472'></a>          so, you get colored mails in the viewer.
<a id='L473' name='L473'></a>        - A simple ruler has been implemented (press Alt-r to enable it).
<a id='L474' name='L474'></a> 
<a id='L475' name='L475'></a>- New hex editor
<a id='L476' name='L476'></a>        - Now you can do hex editions in your files with a single keystroke.
<a id='L477' name='L477'></a>          (invoke it by using the hex-viewer and then clicking on edit).
<a id='L478' name='L478'></a> 
<a id='L479' name='L479'></a>- Find file command:
<a id='L480' name='L480'></a>        - Now we can search inside files using a piped grep (particularly
<a id='L481' name='L481'></a>          interesting to search inside virtual file system: tar files, 
<a id='L482' name='L482'></a>          tar files on remote ftp sites, or searching information on an 
<a id='L483' name='L483'></a>          ftp site)
<a id='L484' name='L484'></a> 
<a id='L485' name='L485'></a>- Widgets:
<a id='L486' name='L486'></a>        - Input lines now support control-left, control-right movement on the
<a id='L487' name='L487'></a>          Linux console.
<a id='L488' name='L488'></a> 
<a id='L489' name='L489'></a>- Extension file:
<a id='L490' name='L490'></a>        - We now support extra entries in a given rule with the Include=
<a id='L491' name='L491'></a>          tag.
<a id='L492' name='L492'></a>        
<a id='L493' name='L493'></a>- Ports:
<a id='L494' name='L494'></a>        - Windows NT, Windows 95 by Juan Grigera
<a id='L495' name='L495'></a>        - OS/2 by Alexander Dong.
<a id='L496' name='L496'></a> 
<a id='L497' name='L497'></a> 
<a id='L498' name='L498'></a>- Many many many bug fixes and memory leaks have been fixed.
<a id='L499' name='L499'></a> 
<a id='L500' name='L500'></a> 
<a id='L501' name='L501'></a>Version 3.2
<a id='L502' name='L502'></a> 
<a id='L503' name='L503'></a>- External File system:
<a id='L504' name='L504'></a>        - Mtools file system works.
<a id='L505' name='L505'></a>        - New Cpio file system.
<a id='L506' name='L506'></a>        - New RPM file system.
<a id='L507' name='L507'></a> 
<a id='L508' name='L508'></a>- FTP file system:
<a id='L509' name='L509'></a>        - support for HSC firewall
<a id='L510' name='L510'></a> 
<a id='L511' name='L511'></a>- Lots of subshell fixes
<a id='L512' name='L512'></a> 
<a id='L513' name='L513'></a>- Regexp-extension:
<a id='L514' name='L514'></a>        - Editing of non-local files works now.
<a id='L515' name='L515'></a> 
<a id='L516' name='L516'></a>- Bunch of bug fixes.
<a id='L517' name='L517'></a> 
<a id='L518' name='L518'></a>- Panelize now works properly.
<a id='L519' name='L519'></a> 
<a id='L520' name='L520'></a>- Can work on Nextstep now.
<a id='L521' name='L521'></a> 
<a id='L522' name='L522'></a>- Windows NT port by Juan Grigera.
<a id='L523' name='L523'></a> 
<a id='L524' name='L524'></a>- Midnight Commander file system server:
<a id='L525' name='L525'></a>        - Fixed errno handling in the server.
<a id='L526' name='L526'></a>        - Fixed time handling in the server.
<a id='L527' name='L527'></a>        - Better caching.
<a id='L528' name='L528'></a>        - Works with PAM if supported on the system.
<a id='L529' name='L529'></a> 
<a id='L530' name='L530'></a>Version 3.1
<a id='L531' name='L531'></a> 
<a id='L532' name='L532'></a>This has been finished:
<a id='L533' name='L533'></a> 
<a id='L534' name='L534'></a>- Enhanced ftpfs:
<a id='L535' name='L535'></a>  - Displays progress bars.
<a id='L536' name='L536'></a>  - Supports Netware and Windows NT servers
<a id='L537' name='L537'></a>  - Better support for symlinked files.
<a id='L538' name='L538'></a>  - Handles those warez sites file names.
<a id='L539' name='L539'></a>  - Increase the directory cache timeout.
<a id='L540' name='L540'></a>  - Cache flushing (C-r)
<a id='L541' name='L541'></a>  - If you append a /~ to the directory, you will log into your home
<a id='L542' name='L542'></a>    directory (this is done by default if you use the menus to connect).
<a id='L543' name='L543'></a>  - More robust.
<a id='L544' name='L544'></a>- Subshell fixes (it should not hang any longer).
<a id='L545' name='L545'></a>  - Fixes prompt handling for zsh and tcsh users.
<a id='L546' name='L546'></a>  - Fixes variable expansion for tcsh (now you may edit files).
<a id='L547' name='L547'></a>  - Rewrote the sync code between the parent and child, should not hang
<a id='L548' name='L548'></a>    any longer.
<a id='L549' name='L549'></a>- Better command completion.
<a id='L550' name='L550'></a>- Keypad handling enhanced:
<a id='L551' name='L551'></a>  - Special key treatment for +, -, \ and now may be configure to
<a id='L552' name='L552'></a>    only take place if you do not have a command typed in.
<a id='L553' name='L553'></a>  - Now the + and \ bindings when ran on the Linux console work
<a id='L554' name='L554'></a>    may use the keypad and M-+ and M-\ and leave the + and \ keys
<a id='L555' name='L555'></a>    free.
<a id='L556' name='L556'></a>- Better handling of the line drawing chars on OSF/1 and AIX.
<a id='L557' name='L557'></a>- Enhanced tar/compressed tar file systems.
<a id='L558' name='L558'></a>- Global kill ring.
<a id='L559' name='L559'></a>- Added undelete feature for Linux systems: now you may recover deleted files
<a id='L560' name='L560'></a>  on ext2 file systems with the Undelete file system.
<a id='L561' name='L561'></a>- Symlink commands (for symlink lovers).
<a id='L562' name='L562'></a>  see the docs on C-x C-r,  C-x C-l, C-x C-s keystrokes.
<a id='L563' name='L563'></a>- New macros:
<a id='L564' name='L564'></a>  %b and %B return the basename of the selected filename
<a id='L565' name='L565'></a>  %var{ENV-VAR} expands to the contents of ENV-VAR variable.
<a id='L566' name='L566'></a>- MC may be invoked as a viewer (mc -f flag).
<a id='L567' name='L567'></a>- Added Unicode support on the Linux console (run with mc -N)
<a id='L568' name='L568'></a>- Tons of bug fixes, the code is cleaner and hopefully 
<a id='L569' name='L569'></a>- Allow a vfs pathname to be passed as a startup directory.
<a id='L570' name='L570'></a> 
<a id='L571' name='L571'></a>This is a list of people that put their effort into making the 3.1
<a id='L572' name='L572'></a>release:
<a id='L573' name='L573'></a> 
<a id='L574' name='L574'></a>Adam Tla/lka, Antonio Palama, Carl Thompson, Ching Hui, Dugan Porter, Gerd
<a id='L575' name='L575'></a>Knorr, Ilya Rybkin, Jakub Jelinek, Janne Kukonlehto, Juan Grigera, Juan Jose
<a id='L576' name='L576'></a>Ciarlante, John Davis, Marcelo Fabian Roccasalva, Perry Francis Nguyen,
<a id='L577' name='L577'></a>Sergey Ya Korshunoff Steven Hirsch, Thanh Ma and Torben Fjerdingstad.
<a id='L578' name='L578'></a> 
<a id='L579' name='L579'></a>Version 3.0
<a id='L580' name='L580'></a> 
<a id='L581' name='L581'></a>This has been finished:
<a id='L582' name='L582'></a> 
<a id='L583' name='L583'></a>- Virtual File System: You now can browse tar, compressed tar and 
<a id='L584' name='L584'></a>  file systems over the network as if they were local subdirectories;
<a id='L585' name='L585'></a>- Slang support, you don't need ncurses anymore (but you can still compile
<a id='L586' name='L586'></a>  with ncurses, if you want).
<a id='L587' name='L587'></a>- New mc.ext format, for details see the sample mc.ext file provided.
<a id='L588' name='L588'></a>- Append option if you try to copy/move a file onto already existing one.
<a id='L589' name='L589'></a>- Internal cd command uses CDPATH variable if set (like in BASH).
<a id='L590' name='L590'></a>- Find file command is much faster.
<a id='L591' name='L591'></a>- External panelize command - finding files using unlimited number of
<a id='L592' name='L592'></a>  criteria - actually spawns an external command and it can be find, awk,
<a id='L593' name='L593'></a>  grep -l or anything else.
<a id='L594' name='L594'></a>- Learn keys makes setting up of mc on terminals with broken
<a id='L595' name='L595'></a>  terminfo/termcap databases easier. It just asks you to press keys which
<a id='L596' name='L596'></a>  are not working.
<a id='L597' name='L597'></a>- Advanced chown command.
<a id='L598' name='L598'></a>- C-PgUp and C-PgDn takes you to the previous and currently selected
<a id='L599' name='L599'></a>  directory respectively on the Linux console.
<a id='L600' name='L600'></a>- You can choose between 7 data bits, iso-latin-1 (0-127+160-255) or
<a id='L601' name='L601'></a>  other (0-255).
<a id='L602' name='L602'></a>- Confirmation for overwriting, deleting and exiting added.
<a id='L603' name='L603'></a>- Viewer has growing buffers.
<a id='L604' name='L604'></a>- Filename, username, hostname and variable completion (M-Tab) on all
<a id='L605' name='L605'></a>  input lines plus command completion on appropriate places of command
<a id='L606' name='L606'></a>  line.
<a id='L607' name='L607'></a>- Following of symlinks at changing directory.
<a id='L608' name='L608'></a>- Viewer now supports bold faces and underlines, and it fits the 
<a id='L609' name='L609'></a>  information on the screen better.  Now you can also specify the starting
<a id='L610' name='L610'></a>  mode for the viewer depending on the contents of the viewed file.
<a id='L611' name='L611'></a>- Mask rename and copy.
<a id='L612' name='L612'></a>- Colors now let you specify the intensity of the colors you want.
<a id='L613' name='L613'></a> 
<a id='L614' name='L614'></a>This is being worked on:
<a id='L615' name='L615'></a>- Virtual File System: FTP file system.
<a id='L616' name='L616'></a>- Tcl/Tk and XView versions of the program (preliminary versions are
<a id='L617' name='L617'></a>  up and running).
<a id='L618' name='L618'></a> 
<a id='L619' name='L619'></a> 
<a id='L620' name='L620'></a>Version 2.0
<a id='L621' name='L621'></a> 
<a id='L622' name='L622'></a>Now users are able to define their own display 
<a id='L623' name='L623'></a> 
<a id='L624' name='L624'></a>- User defined display formats.
<a id='L625' name='L625'></a> 
<a id='L626' name='L626'></a>  Now you can configure the file display to suit your needs.
<a id='L627' name='L627'></a>  For example, you can say which information you want to see displayed
<a id='L628' name='L628'></a>  instead of our defaults.
<a id='L629' name='L629'></a> 
<a id='L630' name='L630'></a>- User definable program layout.
<a id='L631' name='L631'></a> 
<a id='L632' name='L632'></a>  Panels could be shown vertically or horizontally;
<a id='L633' name='L633'></a>  panels could be different sizes, you can hide or show most
<a id='L634' name='L634'></a>  program windows (command line, keybar or menubar).
<a id='L635' name='L635'></a> 
<a id='L636' name='L636'></a>- Output window.
<a id='L637' name='L637'></a> 
<a id='L638' name='L638'></a>  Now, it's possible to see part of the last program output on the Linux
<a id='L639' name='L639'></a>  console without having to switch screens via an option in the layout
<a id='L640' name='L640'></a>  menu.
<a id='L641' name='L641'></a> 
<a id='L642' name='L642'></a>- New View modes:
<a id='L643' name='L643'></a> 
<a id='L644' name='L644'></a>     Quick view: as you browse your files, each one is displayed on
<a id='L645' name='L645'></a>                 the other panel on the idle time.
<a id='L646' name='L646'></a> 
<a id='L647' name='L647'></a>     Tree view:  let's you browse your directories by traveling a tree.  
<a id='L648' name='L648'></a>                 We have two traveling modes available.  And the tree does
<a id='L649' name='L649'></a>                 not take your precious time: it's build on the fly, as you
<a id='L650' name='L650'></a>                 browse your disk (you can always loose your time if you
<a id='L651' name='L651'></a>                 want to :-).
<a id='L652' name='L652'></a> 
<a id='L653' name='L653'></a>     Info view:  Gives you information on the currently select file and
<a id='L654' name='L654'></a>                 the current file system as you move.
<a id='L655' name='L655'></a> 
<a id='L656' name='L656'></a>     User view:  Let's you define a directory listing and the format you
<a id='L657' name='L657'></a>                 want to use.
<a id='L658' name='L658'></a> 
<a id='L659' name='L659'></a>- New subshell support (concurrent shell execution)
<a id='L660' name='L660'></a> 
<a id='L661' name='L661'></a>  The Midnight Commander will now spawn one copy of the shell, so you
<a id='L662' name='L662'></a>  get better performance and you can use shell functions, define variables
<a id='L663' name='L663'></a>  and execute complete shell commands.  Supported shells: bash, zsh and
<a id='L664' name='L664'></a>  tcsh.  If your shell is not supported, then the old mode is still
<a id='L665' name='L665'></a>  available.
<a id='L666' name='L666'></a> 
<a id='L667' name='L667'></a>- Dialog box manager
<a id='L668' name='L668'></a> 
<a id='L669' name='L669'></a>  Almost all the new configuration options are configured with this
<a id='L670' name='L670'></a>  new dialog manager, easy to use if you are familiar with dialog boxes
<a id='L671' name='L671'></a>  in DOS and Windows. 
<a id='L672' name='L672'></a> 
<a id='L673' name='L673'></a>  Available widgets: check buttons, buttons, radio buttons, 
<a id='L674' name='L674'></a>  input lines and list boxes (So you can take our code and use it on
<a id='L675' name='L675'></a>  your applications).
<a id='L676' name='L676'></a> 
<a id='L677' name='L677'></a>- New option configuration.
<a id='L678' name='L678'></a> 
<a id='L679' name='L679'></a>  Now the program options are configured with a dialog box.
<a id='L680' name='L680'></a> 
<a id='L681' name='L681'></a>- Chmod and Chown commands:
<a id='L682' name='L682'></a> 
<a id='L683' name='L683'></a>  For changing permissions as well as ownership of files and
<a id='L684' name='L684'></a>  directories, uses our new dialog manager.  
<a id='L685' name='L685'></a> 
<a id='L686' name='L686'></a>- Color customization support
<a id='L687' name='L687'></a> 
<a id='L688' name='L688'></a>  Now you can change the default color of the program with any of
<a id='L689' name='L689'></a>  these:
<a id='L690' name='L690'></a>  environment variable, Colors section in the init file (colors per 
<a id='L691' name='L691'></a>  terminal type) and command line.
<a id='L692' name='L692'></a> 
<a id='L693' name='L693'></a>- User menu and extension enhancements:
<a id='L694' name='L694'></a> 
<a id='L695' name='L695'></a>  Execution understand the %t macro (tagged files). 
<a id='L696' name='L696'></a> 
<a id='L697' name='L697'></a>  User menu also has a new macro to let the user specify options.
<a id='L698' name='L698'></a> 
<a id='L699' name='L699'></a>  You can hide and show entries in the user menus by using conditions.
<a id='L700' name='L700'></a> 
<a id='L701' name='L701'></a>  Auto detect best match depending on a regexp.
<a id='L702' name='L702'></a> 
<a id='L703' name='L703'></a>- Viewer: 
<a id='L704' name='L704'></a>     Goto line command,
<a id='L705' name='L705'></a>     horizontal scrolling,
<a id='L706' name='L706'></a>     on the fly decompression (and we don't eat unneeded cycles of CPU),
<a id='L707' name='L707'></a>     allow non gunzip operation.
<a id='L708' name='L708'></a> 
<a id='L709' name='L709'></a>- Internal move command:
<a id='L710' name='L710'></a> 
<a id='L711' name='L711'></a>  Now, we don't rely anymore on system commands in /bin, so the
<a id='L712' name='L712'></a>  program is more robust and is much faster.  Bunches of code come
<a id='L713' name='L713'></a>  from the GNU fileutils.
<a id='L714' name='L714'></a> 
<a id='L715' name='L715'></a>- The Tree view and normal views allows wrapped incremental searches of
<a id='L716' name='L716'></a>  file names.
<a id='L717' name='L717'></a> 
<a id='L718' name='L718'></a>- Mask rename:
<a id='L719' name='L719'></a> 
<a id='L720' name='L720'></a>  Now it's possible to do things like rename *.pas in *.bak
<a id='L721' name='L721'></a> 
<a id='L722' name='L722'></a>- Compare directories command
<a id='L723' name='L723'></a> 
<a id='L724' name='L724'></a>- Allow panels to be in Long mode without forcing the user to a single panel.
<a id='L725' name='L725'></a> 
<a id='L726' name='L726'></a>  (You can even have two long panels).
<a id='L727' name='L727'></a> 
<a id='L728' name='L728'></a>- F10, C-g cancels as well as ESC ESC.
<a id='L729' name='L729'></a> 
<a id='L730' name='L730'></a>- Improved help system.
<a id='L731' name='L731'></a>  
<a id='L732' name='L732'></a>  We updated and spelled the help system and added a lots of links.
<a id='L733' name='L733'></a>  The Web page is constructed with the same tools.
<a id='L734' name='L734'></a> 
<a id='L735' name='L735'></a>- Allows tagging of directories:
<a id='L736' name='L736'></a> 
<a id='L737' name='L737'></a>  Now you can copy, rename, move and delete complete directories.  You
<a id='L738' name='L738'></a>  are not limited anymore to files.  
<a id='L739' name='L739'></a> 
<a id='L740' name='L740'></a>- View output (screen save/restore) on Linux console.
<a id='L741' name='L741'></a> 
<a id='L742' name='L742'></a>  On old Linux systems, only b&amp;w is supported, on newer Linux systems
<a id='L743' name='L743'></a>  (1.1.67 and newer), we also support color screen save/restore and
<a id='L744' name='L744'></a>  cursor positions.
<a id='L745' name='L745'></a> 
<a id='L746' name='L746'></a>- 8 bit clean support.
<a id='L747' name='L747'></a> 
<a id='L748' name='L748'></a>- Visual feedback while i-searching files.
<a id='L749' name='L749'></a> 
<a id='L750' name='L750'></a>- Much more intuitive, you have to use it.
<a id='L751' name='L751'></a> 
<a id='L752' name='L752'></a>- It's better than aspirin.
<a id='L753' name='L753'></a> 
<a id='L754' name='L754'></a>- New memory allocation debugger.
<a id='L755' name='L755'></a> 
<a id='L756' name='L756'></a>  During testing time, we used a powerful memory allocation debugger,
<a id='L757' name='L757'></a>  so the program will not eat all your memory, and will make a good use of
<a id='L758' name='L758'></a>  your memory.  
<a id='L759' name='L759'></a> 
<a id='L760' name='L760'></a>- Now it also runs on hppa-hp-hpux9, hppa-hp-hpux7, m68k-apple-aux and
<a id='L761' name='L761'></a>  sparc-sun-netbsd1.0.  The best platform to run it is Linux, of course,
<a id='L762' name='L762'></a>  since that's where most of us develop it.
<a id='L763' name='L763'></a> 
<a id='L764' name='L764'></a>- Inode sort option.
<a id='L765' name='L765'></a> 
<a id='L766' name='L766'></a>- Nice progress status indicator.
<a id='L767' name='L767'></a> 
<a id='L768' name='L768'></a>  We have two of them: a moving dash indicator and a progress bar
<a id='L769' name='L769'></a>  indicator for file operations.
<a id='L770' name='L770'></a> 
<a id='L771' name='L771'></a>Version 0.15
<a id='L772' name='L772'></a> 
<a id='L773' name='L773'></a>- Uses GNU autoconf.
<a id='L774' name='L774'></a>   Currently, it has been ported to this configurations:
<a id='L775' name='L775'></a>   i386-*-linux1.0
<a id='L776' name='L776'></a>   i386-*-linux1.1
<a id='L777' name='L777'></a>   mips-sgi-irix5.2
<a id='L778' name='L778'></a>   mips-dec-ultrix4.3
<a id='L779' name='L779'></a>   rs6000-ibm-aix3.2.5
<a id='L780' name='L780'></a>   sparc-sun-sunos4.1
<a id='L781' name='L781'></a>   sparc-sun-solaris2.3
<a id='L782' name='L782'></a> 
<a id='L783' name='L783'></a>- Improvements to the internal file viewer:
<a id='L784' name='L784'></a>   Wrap/Unwrap mode.
<a id='L785' name='L785'></a>   Hex mode.
<a id='L786' name='L786'></a>   Hex searches.
<a id='L787' name='L787'></a>   Now you can view compressed files (gzip, compress, zip, pack and lzh).
<a id='L788' name='L788'></a>   Performance enhancements, now it's much faster.
<a id='L789' name='L789'></a>   Works on systems without mmap.
<a id='L790' name='L790'></a> 
<a id='L791' name='L791'></a>- Mouse Support now also works on xterms.
<a id='L792' name='L792'></a>   If you run in the Linux console, you will still need the gpm mouse server
<a id='L793' name='L793'></a>   to use the mouse support, but if you use xterms, then you're lucky 
<a id='L794' name='L794'></a>   and can use the mouse support when using xterms.
<a id='L795' name='L795'></a> 
<a id='L796' name='L796'></a>- Help system and man page.
<a id='L797' name='L797'></a>   Both were updated and has many more hypertext links inside, the
<a id='L798' name='L798'></a>   help system can also be used with a mouse.
<a id='L799' name='L799'></a> 
<a id='L800' name='L800'></a>- If running on xterms, now you can see the output of the last program
<a id='L801' name='L801'></a>  you ran by using the C-o key combination.
<a id='L802' name='L802'></a> 
<a id='L803' name='L803'></a>- Switch panels command (C-u)
<a id='L804' name='L804'></a>- With filter command per panel.
<a id='L805' name='L805'></a>- With auto mounting/umounting on chdir feature.
<a id='L806' name='L806'></a>- cd now expands tildes (~, ~user).
<a id='L807' name='L807'></a>- Much more portable.
<a id='L808' name='L808'></a>- Many bugs were fixed.
<a id='L809' name='L809'></a> 
<a id='L810' name='L810'></a>Version 0.14
<a id='L811' name='L811'></a> 
<a id='L812' name='L812'></a>- Now can handle directories with an unlimited number of files.
<a id='L813' name='L813'></a>- New link and symlink commands (C-x l, C-x s).
<a id='L814' name='L814'></a>- New insert tagged files or selection command (C-x t).
<a id='L815' name='L815'></a> 
<a id='L816' name='L816'></a>Version 0.13
<a id='L817' name='L817'></a> 
<a id='L818' name='L818'></a>- Behave more like the Norton Commander.
<a id='L819' name='L819'></a>- Added menu file edit.
<a id='L820' name='L820'></a>- If there is no permission to load a directory, now it loads a dummy
<a id='L821' name='L821'></a>  directory.
<a id='L822' name='L822'></a>- When a panel is re-sorted, keep the selected file selected.
<a id='L823' name='L823'></a>- forward_word and backward_word command on the input line now skip
<a id='L824' name='L824'></a>  over letters and numbers.
<a id='L825' name='L825'></a>- Fixed backward scrolling in the internal viewer.
<a id='L826' name='L826'></a>- The internal viewer now computes the percentage in a more natural
<a id='L827' name='L827'></a>  way.
<a id='L828' name='L828'></a>- Added handling of the Home and End keys to the internal viewer
<a id='L829' name='L829'></a>- Bug fixes.
<a id='L830' name='L830'></a> 
<a id='L831' name='L831'></a>Version 0.12
<a id='L832' name='L832'></a> 
<a id='L833' name='L833'></a>- Preliminary support for System V compilation.
<a id='L834' name='L834'></a>- Bug fix: didn't call closedir in all cases.
<a id='L835' name='L835'></a>- bug fixes.
<a id='L836' name='L836'></a> 
<a id='L837' name='L837'></a>Version 0.11
<a id='L838' name='L838'></a> 
<a id='L839' name='L839'></a>- Support cd -.
<a id='L840' name='L840'></a>- Corrected Makefile.
<a id='L841' name='L841'></a> 
<a id='L842' name='L842'></a>Version 0.10 
<a id='L843' name='L843'></a> 
<a id='L844' name='L844'></a>- Added new Alt-G, Alt-H, Alt-J to select the top file, middle file
<a id='L845' name='L845'></a>  and bottom file in the current panel.
<a id='L846' name='L846'></a>- Now it's allowed to select option in query boxes by the first initial
<a id='L847' name='L847'></a>- Fixed mouse repeat rate.
<a id='L848' name='L848'></a>- Fixed a bug that prevent copying individual files to another file.
<a id='L849' name='L849'></a>- Some minor bug fixes.
<a id='L850' name='L850'></a> 
<a id='L851' name='L851'></a>Version 0.9
<a id='L852' name='L852'></a> 
<a id='L853' name='L853'></a>- Mouse Support.
<a id='L854' name='L854'></a>- Internal Copy command (it no longer uses cp).
<a id='L855' name='L855'></a>- Verbose Copying of files.
<a id='L856' name='L856'></a>- Confirmation on Overwrite and on Delete.
<a id='L857' name='L857'></a>- Support reverse sorting.
<a id='L858' name='L858'></a>- Many visual enhancements.
<a id='L859' name='L859'></a>- Per panel options are saved and restored.
<a id='L860' name='L860'></a>- New truncation of names in the panels.
<a id='L861' name='L861'></a>- History in Input Lines (M-p and M-n).
<a id='L862' name='L862'></a>- Input line enhancements.
<a id='L863' name='L863'></a>- Dialog boxes are nicer than before.
<a id='L864' name='L864'></a>- Cache in gid and uid translators.
<a id='L865' name='L865'></a>- More keybindings for the Input lines.
<a id='L866' name='L866'></a>- Better kill management in Input Lines.
<a id='L867' name='L867'></a>- Bug fixes.
<a id='L868' name='L868'></a> 
<a id='L869' name='L869'></a>Version 0.8
<a id='L870' name='L870'></a> 
<a id='L871' name='L871'></a>- The online help now comes with the complete man page.
<a id='L872' name='L872'></a>- Input lines now support M-b and M-f for movement by word.
<a id='L873' name='L873'></a>- Unlimited input lines (command line).
<a id='L874' name='L874'></a>- Filename searches now must be started with C-s or M-s.
<a id='L875' name='L875'></a>- Many bug fixes.
<a id='L876' name='L876'></a> 
<a id='L877' name='L877'></a>Version 0.7
<a id='L878' name='L878'></a> 
<a id='L879' name='L879'></a>- The stat() reloading optimization is now a configuration option.
<a id='L880' name='L880'></a>- Many bug fixes went to the find file command.
<a id='L881' name='L881'></a>- New history in the hypertext viewer. 
<a id='L882' name='L882'></a>- ESC-Tab will copy the name of the other-panel selected file to the
<a id='L883' name='L883'></a>  input line.
<a id='L884' name='L884'></a>- Now it's possible to display files and directories mixed together or
<a id='L885' name='L885'></a>  separated (like the Norton Commander).
<a id='L886' name='L886'></a>- Many bug fixes, see the ChangeLog for details.
<a id='L887' name='L887'></a> 
<a id='L888' name='L888'></a>Version 0.6 
<a id='L889' name='L889'></a> 
<a id='L890' name='L890'></a>- Extension dependent execution implemented (now you can execute
<a id='L891' name='L891'></a>  things like tar tzvf over compressed tar files, just a tap in the
<a id='L892' name='L892'></a>  Enter key).
<a id='L893' name='L893'></a>- Added simple expansion of useful variables in the user menu.
<a id='L894' name='L894'></a>- Avoid unnecessary reloading of subdirectories using stat (suggested
<a id='L895' name='L895'></a>  by Torben Fjerdingstad &lt;tfj@olivia.ping.dk&gt;).
<a id='L896' name='L896'></a>- Added options to disable colors and display version number.
<a id='L897' name='L897'></a>- Allow start up directory specification (ex: mc /usr/local/bin /tmp).
<a id='L898' name='L898'></a>- Fixed bug that operated on the selection instead of the tagged file
<a id='L899' name='L899'></a>(when only one file was tagged). 
<a id='L900' name='L900'></a>- Some cosmetic changes.
<a id='L901' name='L901'></a>- Bug fixes.
<a id='L902' name='L902'></a> 
<a id='L903' name='L903'></a>Version 0.5
<a id='L904' name='L904'></a> 
<a id='L905' name='L905'></a>- Fixed bug in the help browser that crashed the program.
<a id='L906' name='L906'></a>- New internal viewer.
<a id='L907' name='L907'></a>- New long directory listing format.
<a id='L908' name='L908'></a>- some bug fixes.
<a id='L909' name='L909'></a> 
<a id='L910' name='L910'></a>Version 0.4 
<a id='L911' name='L911'></a> 
<a id='L912' name='L912'></a>- User Menus (F2 key).
<a id='L913' name='L913'></a>- Quick search of files in a panel (Alt-filename takes you to that file).
<a id='L914' name='L914'></a>- Char quoting (C-q).
<a id='L915' name='L915'></a>- exec() enhancements.
<a id='L916' name='L916'></a>- now you can suspend the program (C-z).
<a id='L917' name='L917'></a>- The find file command now seems to be very stable.
<a id='L918' name='L918'></a>- misc bug fixes.
<a id='L919' name='L919'></a> 
<a id='L920' name='L920'></a>Version 0.3
<a id='L921' name='L921'></a> 
<a id='L922' name='L922'></a>- Setup loading/saving.
<a id='L923' name='L923'></a>- Support for any size screen.
<a id='L924' name='L924'></a>- Many, many bug fixes.
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